The first book ever published entirely devoted to LVA for the treament of Lymphedema, edited by myself and Dr. Giuseppe Visconti.Above all, I’d like to express my gratitude to Mentors, Prof. Jp Hong, Prof. Isao Koshima, Prof. Peter Neligan and Prof. Marzia Salgarello for their forewords.

This textbook offers the state-of-art on LVA for the treatment of lymphedema with a superb faculty of World Masters on this topic. Pathophysiology and rationale of LVA, animal model, practical tips and tricks, severity staging and preoperative planning including ultrasound technology, clinical approach to each area of the body and finally physical therapy designed for LVA are included. In particular, intraoperative planning using laser tomography, which is the latest topic, is also included.

林明辰 Akitatsu Hayashi
亀田総合病院/亀田京橋クリニック
リンパ浮腫センター　センター長

超音波や光干渉断層撮影（OCT）を用いた、最先端のリンパ管のイメージング技術を世界で初めて発表。その技術を併用した、より効率的・効果的なリンパ浮腫手術の普及に力を入れている。プロフィール詳細